LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

paenitentiālis1

paenitentiālis m (genitive paenitentiālis)
Classical[pae̯.nɪ.tɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pe.ni.ten.t͡siˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. a priest appointed to hear the confessions of penitents, a confessor (short for paenitentiālis presbyter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepaenitentiālispaenitentiālēs
genitivepaenitentiālispaenitentiālium
dativepaenitentiālīpaenitentiālibus
accusativepaenitentiālempaenitentiālēs
paenitentiālīs
ablativepaenitentiālepaenitentiālibus
vocativepaenitentiālispaenitentiālēs

paenĭtentĭālis, is, m. (sc. presbyter) [paenitentia],
I. a priest appointed to hear the confession of penitents; a confessor, Inscr. Murat. 419, 2; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 9, 35.

Origins

From paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”) + -ālis, from paenitēns (“repenting”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”).

In English words that came into English from paenitentiālis

  • penitentialpaenitentiālis
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
paenitentiālis2
paenitentiālis (neuter paenitentiāle)
Classical[pae̯.nɪ.tɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pe.ni.ten.t͡siˈaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationOf or pertaining to penitence, penitential.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepaenitentiālispaenitentiālispaenitentiāle
genitivepaenitentiālispaenitentiālispaenitentiālis
dativepaenitentiālīpaenitentiālīpaenitentiālī
accusativepaenitentiālempaenitentiālempaenitentiāle
ablativepaenitentiālīpaenitentiālīpaenitentiālī
vocativepaenitentiālispaenitentiālispaenitentiāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepaenitentiālēspaenitentiālēspaenitentiālia
genitivepaenitentiāliumpaenitentiāliumpaenitentiālium
dativepaenitentiālibuspaenitentiālibuspaenitentiālibus
accusativepaenitentiālīs
paenitentiālēs
paenitentiālīs
paenitentiālēs
paenitentiālia
ablativepaenitentiālibuspaenitentiālibuspaenitentiālibus
vocativepaenitentiālēspaenitentiālēspaenitentiālia

Origins

From paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”) + -ālis, from paenitēns (“repenting”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpenitencial
  • Englishpenitential
  • Frenchpénitentiel
  • Spanishpenitencial

Quick answers

What does paenitentiālis mean in Latin?
paenitentiālis, a noun, means “a priest appointed to hear the confessions of penitents, a confessor (short for paenitentiālis presbyter)”.
What is the genitive of paenitentiālis?
The genitive singular is paenitentiālis. paenitentiālis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce paenitentiālis?
In classical Latin, [pae̯.nɪ.tɛn.tiˈaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.ni.ten.t͡siˈaː.lis].